Business Organizations Staying Busy With Fall Events

Posted on 9/25/2014 8:25:36 AM

With
the fall 2014 semester underway, students are immersing themselves in their studies
and the many opportunities available to them. Eberly’s student business
organizations are seeking out these opportunities and have been staying busy
this fall semester.

The International Business Association
spent the evening of Monday, September 15 volunteering at Wallwork Hall for the
“Around the World” Passport program. This program served as the big kick-off
event to the Global Adventure Series in the Wallwork Global Awareness Living
Learning Community. Each lounge in
Wallwork was transformed into various countries around the world. Attendees
were able to have their “passport”
stamped as they went from country to country. Among the many cultural
experiences at the event, attendees were able to sample tea at a traditional
Chinese tea ceremony, Asian Calligraphy, Hispanic dancing, and much more. “The Passport program gave me
the opportunity to get to know the international students better. My favorite
thing was learning how to do Japanese calligraphy with the students from Japan,”
said IBA member Emily Simpson.

On Wednesday,
September 17, the Student Accounting
Association (SAA) held its annual Accounting Career Day in the KCAC. The
day began with a networking session, in which current IUP accounting and
finance major students were able to network with various employers in the
industry. Following the networking session, students were able to engage with
these employers in a more way casual way during a luncheon. A second networking
session followed the luncheon, which was also open to students from surrounding
colleges and universities. A record number of students and 29 employers,
including all of the “Big Four” international accounting firms and government
agencies such as the FBI, were in attendance. Matt McCullough, a senior
accounting major, said of the career day, “The SAA Accounting Career Day
gave me the opportunity to network with recruiters and make valuable
connections that will ultimately help me start my career in public
accounting.”

The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
and Management Association
recently cohosted an Undecided Majors Event for current Eberly business
students who have not yet declared a major in the field of business. A student
representative from each major in the business college was present during the
event to speak to the undecided majors about their respective major and also to
answer any questions they may have had. Lara Weisbach, SHRM president, said, “The goal of the event was not
to have a light bulb pop on in the students heads and have them choose a major
on the spot. The goal was to get them to start thinking about the different
majors and the kinds of subjects that they enjoy. That way, they can start
exploring their interests and eventually choose a major that fits into those
interests.”

Looking forward into the fall semester, the Association for Management Information
Systems (AMIS) will be hosting a Tech Week from Monday, October 13 through
Thursday, October 16. Each day, a different presentation or event related to
technology will be held. Among the many topics that will be introduced during
Tech Week is 3D printing, alternative networking concepts, and more. More
information regarding Tech Week will be provided closer to the event date.

As noted in a previous article, many of the business
organizations stayed busy during the week of the Newman Used Book Sale at the
St. Thomas More University Parish and Catholic Student Center. The volunteers
were busy sorting books, moving boxes from the church’s storage unit to the
book sale tent and church lounge, and packing any unsold books at the end of
the sale. This turned out to be a great community service project for many of
the organizations.

COBSAC would also like to announce that they have chosen
It’s About Warrior Foundation as their community service project for the
2014–15 academic school year. Throughout the year, COBSAC will hold various
fundraisers and volunteer events to benefit this foundation.